Spice up your German vocabulary practice with this free Christmas matching game

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German matching game for Christmas vocabulary

Das Memory-Spiel is one of the best ways to quickly bring a little Gamifizierung to your German vocabulary practice. Best of all, it is low prep and low cost, a winning combination for study Methode that actually funktionieren! To get started with Weihnacthsvokabeln, all you need to do is scroll down. I have created a puzzle with some of the… Read moreSpice up your German vocabulary practice with this free Christmas matching game

Free Christmas crossword puzzle to practice German

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German crossword puzzle for Christmas

Ho! Ho! Ho! (Sagt der Weihnachtsmann ja auch!) Grab yourself a heiße Schokolade and warm up your German vocabulary with this Christmas crossword puzzle. Have you ever had eine gute deutsche Schokolade? The real secret is to melt actual Schokolade in the heated Milch. It makes a rich, creamy, dessert-type Getränk that far exceeds what you can make from a… Read moreFree Christmas crossword puzzle to practice German

Free German wordsearch to give your vocabulary some Christmas sparkle

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free German wordsearch for Christmas

Frohe Weihnachten! Below, you will find a free German wordsearch to practice Christmas themed vocabulary. Meanwhile, if you ever noticed the “nachten” in Weihnachten and wondered if it had anything to do with Nacht, you would be right! But what is a Weih? And shouldn’t it be Nächte (the plural of Nacht)? Tja. It’s an old word. It comes the… Read moreFree German wordsearch to give your vocabulary some Christmas sparkle

Krampus: Share the history and vocabulary of this unique tradition

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Practice German with these German exercises about Krampus

Sankt Nikolaus’ Partner Santa has his little elves and der Nikolaus has . . . well . . . he has Krampus. We are used to celebrating the Christmas season with cookies and presents and Stress, er, Freude. Our Symbole represent light, love and hope. But then we take a Deutschkurs and are introduced to this. Krampus does not accompany… Read moreKrampus: Share the history and vocabulary of this unique tradition

Der Nikolaustag: A free interactive text in comprehensible German

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der Nikolaustag in comprehensible German

Jump to the text in comprehensible German. Der Nikolaus Tag in Deutschland Der 6. Dezember is not just another day on the way to Weihnachten in Germany. It’s der Nikolaustag, a delightful little prelude to Christmas that involves Stiefel, Schokolade, Orangen and a dash of childhood Horror. If you’ve never experienced Nikolaustag, you’re in for a treat—and maybe a bit… Read moreDer Nikolaustag: A free interactive text in comprehensible German

Thanksgiving in German: Learn important vocabulary with self-correcting exercises

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Thanksgiving in German interactive exercises

Thanksgiving is a very American holiday, so why are we discussing it here at Learn Deutsch with Me? Because it is kind of a big Feiertag in the United States and you just might want to talk about Thanksgiving in German! When I lived in Germany, I was asked a lot of questions. (For the record, yes, we do have… Read moreThanksgiving in German: Learn important vocabulary with self-correcting exercises

Celebrate Advent with this free virtual Advent Calendar

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free virtual advent calendar

Jump to the Advent Calendar. First advent is almost upon us and what better way to celebrate than a virtual Advent Calendar? Ok, so a real one with Schokolade behind each little Türchen would be better. A lot better. In fact, teeny tiny pieces of Schokolade may have inspired the first commercial Adventskalender. Read on for a bit of history… Read moreCelebrate Advent with this free virtual Advent Calendar

Celebrate Martinstag with these exercises to master new vocabulary.

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Martinstag interactive exercises in German

Now that Germany is steadily adopting Halloween–complete with Süßes oder Saures (trick or treat)–I propose we borrow one of theirs: Martinstag. It’s like a trade, except no one has to give up anything and we all get twice as many Süßigkeiten (candy)! Das Fest: How is Martinstag celebrated? In the days leading up to the Fest, children make Laternen in… Read moreCelebrate Martinstag with these exercises to master new vocabulary.

Learn to count to 12 in German now with these interactive exercises

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Learn to count to 12 in German

Sure, learning to count is one of the first things new language learners do in any language, though most people start with numbers from eins to zehn. But who wants to be like most people? Push yourself to go for those extra zwei numbers, learn to count to 12 in German, and you will be well on your way to… Read moreLearn to count to 12 in German now with these interactive exercises

Shark Week auf Deutsch: Interactive Vocabulary Exercises

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German interactive vocabulary exercises

It’s Shark Week — Hai-Woche! And if you would like to practice German vocabulary related to sharks and their ocean home, you have come to the right place! Keep reading for interactive vocabulary exercises from the comfort of your own zu Hause. When you think of a German Strand (beach), you probably don’t think of sharks. But there are at… Read moreShark Week auf Deutsch: Interactive Vocabulary Exercises